From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
   Nyssa wrote:   
   ...   
   > I've had similar problems doing food photography. Lighting,   
   > presentation, and color correction among the problems   
   > I'm seeing.   
   >   
   > I've snagged a few books on food photography and hope   
   > to find time over the winter to actually read some of   
   > them and do some practicing with my complicated DSLR   
   > that seems smarter than me.   
   >   
   > Perhaps some of the hints and techniques in the food   
   > photography books might point you in the right direction   
   > to figure out how better to photograph your beans and   
   > other garden-y things?   
      
     most of the time when i take pictures outside or the   
   less close up things i'm happy with how those turn out.   
   but i will certainly look into those topics.  :)   
      
     as for color balance and lighting they have a few   
   gadgets for that which help (a color chart/card with   
   the black and white squares for white balance) and   
   one which lets you adjust your screen so it is showing   
   colors closer to what you are seeing.   
      
     those are two of the gadgets i'll be adding to the   
   things here.   
      
     the other items i need would be some barriers to   
   block light coming in from the windows and patio door   
   so that the light is more consistent and those will   
   also be white reflecting surfaces to help even out   
   shadows and reflections.   
      
     i was hoping for just a bit more depth of field on   
   the macro zoom lens so we'll see if i can get that or   
   not and if not, do i want to use a different lens   
   instead or what.   
      
      
   > Nyssa, who never quite got the hang of her old Nikon   
   > film SLR now has even more problems figuring out her   
   > newer Nikon DSLR   
      
     i'm happy with most of how the new camera is working   
   out, but yes, plenty to learn.   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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